Sophos

Troj/Proxy-AX

Aliases
  • Trojan-Proxy.Win32.Agent.iy
Category
Type
What to do
Prevalence low high

Summary

 
Affected operating systems Windows
Characteristics
  • Installs itself in the registry
Protection available since 15 February 2006 18:14:31 (GMT)
Detected by All Sophos products
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Action

More Information

Troj/Proxy-AX is a proxy Trojan which allows a remote intruder to route internet traffic through the infected computer.

The following registry entries are created to run Troj/Proxy-AX on startup:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Windows Firewall Monitor
<pathname of the Trojan executable>

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices
Windows Firewall Monitor
<pathname of the Trojan executable>

The following registry entries are set, affecting internet security:

HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\
Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile
DisableNotifications
1

HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\
Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile
DoNotAllowExceptions
0

HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\
Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List
Windows Firewall Monitor
<pathname of the Trojan executable>:*:enabled:svchost

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